Base Testing and Education Service (BTES) Computer Support Technician COMBO CAO 21 Jan.docx

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

27TH SPECIAL OPERATIONS CONTRACTING SQUADRON (SOCONS)

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Requirement Title: Base Testing and Education Service (BTES) Computer Support Technician

1st Lt Cervantes, nicholas.cervantes.1@us.af.mil, 575-784-6090General Information

1. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

2. This solicitation is being issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ). The Request for Quote (RFQ) number F1L3SM4200A002 shall be used to reference any written proposal provided under this RFQ.

3. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through:

4. This requirement is being set-aside for: 100% Small Business Set-Aside.

The North American Industry Size Classification System (NAICS) code associated with this requirement is 541513 which has a small business size standard of $37M.Requirement Information

Description This requirement is for the purchase of the Service for BTES Computer support technician

Place of Delivery/Performance/Acceptance/FOB Point:

Cannon AFB, NM 88103 (Exact address will be provided in the purchase order.)

FOB Destination

Proposals will initially be ranked from lowest to highest based on total cost. The Government will then evaluate the three lowest priced proposals for Technical Acceptability. The Government reserves the right to evaluate additional proposals for technical acceptability if deemed to be in the best interest of the Government. If additional proposals are evaluated for technical acceptability, they will be evaluated in the order of total cost. Award will be made to the responsible vendor whose proposal is the lowest evaluated price among technically acceptable proposals.

Instructions to Offerors

*FAR Provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items (Jan 2017) applies to this acquisition and the following addendum applies:

The following words stating “offer”, “offeror”, and “proposal” are replaced with “proposal”, “vendor”, and “proposal”.

Paragraph (a) first sentence revised as follows: “The NAICS code and small business size standard for this acquisition appear above.”

Paragraph (b) first sentence revised as follows: “Submit signed and dated offers to the office specified in this solicitation at or before the exact time specified in this solicitation.”

Paragraph (c) first sentence revised as follows: “The vendor agrees to hold the prices in its proposal firm for 90 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of proposals, unless another time period is specified in an addendum to the proposal.”

RFQ due date: 21 February 2025 RFQ due time: 12:00 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time Email to Ms. Mari Blyler, mari.blyler@us.af.mil and Lt Cervantes, nicholas.cervantes.1@us.af.mil

THIS MUST BE SENT TO mari.blyler@us.af.mil and nicholas.cervantes.1@us.af.mil AS STATED BELOW. ANYTHING OTHERWISE CAN AND WILL BE CONSIDERED NONRESPONSIVE.

Note: .zip files are not an acceptable format for the Air Force Network and will not go through our email system.

All questions regarding this RFQ must be emailed to mari.blyler@us.af.mil AND nicholas.cervantes.1@us.af.mil by 3 January 2024 at 12:00 P.M Mountain Daylight Time.

Please use this document to provide the following information with your Proposal:

Company Name: ____________ UEI Number: _______________ Cage Code: _______________ *Number of Employees_____________ *Total Yearly Revenue_______________ *Information required determining size of business for the NAICS referenced above

Estimated Delivery Time: ____________ Payment Terms: _________________________ Warranty: ________________ FOB: Destination Shipping Cost included? Yes

All companies must be registered in the System for Award Management at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ to be considered for award. The Government will not provide contract financing for this acquisition. Invoice instruction shall be provided at time of award.

Evaluation Criteria & Factors for Award

FAR Provision *52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items (Oct 14), applies to this acquisition and the following evaluation is applicable:

1. Technical: Proposal must be rated as technically acceptable to be eligible for award. To be deemed technically acceptable, the following evaluation criteria must be met:

a. The contractor shall provide the qualification(s) for their employee in the form of a resume or biography in accordance with the Performance Work Statement (PWS), and how the contractor will retain and staff their employees.

b. The contractor shall be registered in SAM.gov.

2. Past Performance: Award will not be made to any offeror that has relevant negative past performance or have an exclusion on SAM.gov.

3. Price: Award will be made to the lowest priced vendor meeting all other evaluation criteria.

4. Page Limitation: Page limitations shall be treated as maximums. Total page count will be based on the printed proposal e submission. If page limitations are exceeded, excess pages will not be read nor considered in the evaluation of the proposal. A page is defined as each face of an 8.5 x 11-inch sheet of paper containing information. All information except for document numbers, page number, etc., shall be provided in an image area with no less than one inch in margin. The maximum number of pages for each volume is listed below. Price information shall be limited to Volume I. Excess pages will not be evaluated but will be retained in the file. See table below for specific number of copies required and pages for each of the Volumes

a. Volume I Price – Original Electronic Copy – no page limit, separated from volume II

b. Volume II Technical - Original Electronic Copy – 5 Pages.

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this RFQ to the responsible vendor whose proposal conforming to the RFQ will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate proposal:

(b) A vendor must be determined to be responsible by the Contracting Officer in order to be eligible for award. Responsibility is described in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 9.1, “Responsible Prospective Contractors.” Part of the determination addresses financial capability. Please provide the names, addresses and points of contact for all financial institution organizations utilized to determine if contractor has adequate financial resources to perform the contract or the ability to obtain them to include written authority to contact the provided financial institution.

(c) A written notice of award or acceptance of a proposal, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful vendor within the time for acceptance specified in the proposal, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the proposal’s specified expiration time, the Government may accept a proposal (or part of a proposal), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

(End of Provision) *Addendum to 52.212-1(c), Period for Acceptance of Offers. The paragraph is tailored as follows: “The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 90 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers.”

Attachments

Attachment 1 – Performance Work Statement Attachment 2 – Wage Determination Attachment 3 – List of Provision and Clause image1.png